make? So far as I can see, it only gives us one more good subject to
quarrel about!"

Then out of the dimness came a queer little sound, whether of tears or
of laughter it was impossible to know. For the least part of a second a
hand brushed his own.

"Oh, no!" she whispered, "Let's not do that. It wouldn't be right! And
see," she laughed tremulously, "Isn't it strange I should have found it
today, but," she lifted the white thing in her lap, "here is Wildenai's
wedding dress - and the chain of garnets!"

The cavern was quite dark before they had finished talking about it, but
at length they laid the poor little ghost of a garment reverently back
among the stones and rose to go.

"But the necklace?" Blair asked, hesitating, "do you think we ought to
leave that here?"

The girl considered a moment.

"It's really yours," she decided. "Nobody else could have the least
claim to it."

"Except - " Suddenly his eyes shone with a strange expression before
which the little art teacher instinctively shrank. He took a step toward
her.

"I believe I'll give the garnets back," he announced. "I fancy that's
what the princess would have liked to do if she'd had the chance.